Cigarette



Jan. 30, 1934. P G. THOMAS 1,945, 207

CIGARETTE Filed May 51, 1933 Inventor Paul a Tfiavwas fl Horne yPatented Jan. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application May 31, 1

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements incigarettes, and has for one of its important objects to provide, in amanner hereinafter set forth, a cigarette embodying a 5 constructionwhich is such that said cigarette may be produced at comparatively lowcost.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention willbecome apparent from a study of the following specification, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, wherein like referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a cigarette constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through thecigarette, taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a mainbody which is designated generally by the reference numeral 1, said mainbody including a paper wrapper 2 which encloses the tobacco filler 3.

At one end, the main body is reduced, as at 4, the wrapper 2 terminatingin an inturned flange 5. Abutting the flange 5 is a mouth-piece 6 ofsuitable material, preferably wood, said mouth-piece, of course, havinga smoke passage 7 therein, the inner portion of said smoke passage beingtapered, as at 8.

The inner end portion of the mouth-piece 6 is reduced, as at 9,corresponding to the diameter of the reduced end portion 4 of the maincigarette 5 body 1. The mouth-piece 6 and the main body portion 1 aresecured together through the medium of a paper ring 10 which, of course,constitutes an annular coupling. The ring 10 is glued in the reducedadjacent end portions 4 and 9 933. Serial No. 673,746

of the main body portion 1, and the mouth-piece 6 of the cigarette. Itwill thus be seen that a novel construction and arrangement has beenprovided :for securing the mouth-piece to the cigarette, and it willfurther be seen that the main portion of the cigarette 1, themouth-piece 6, and the coupling 10 are of the same external diameter. Inother words, a cigarette of uniform diameter throughout has beenprovided.

It is believed that the many advantages of a cigarette constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood, andalthough the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to which may fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A cigarette comprising a paper wrapper and a filler, said wrapperincluding an inturned flange on one end, a mouth-piece having one end inabutting engagement with the flange, and a ring encircling the adjacentend portions of the cigarette and mouth-piece for coupling saidmouthpiece to the cigarette.

2. A cigarette comprising a main body portion including a paper wrapperand a tobacco filler, said main body portion including a reduced endportion, an inturned flange on the corresponding end of the wrapper, amouth-piece having a reduced end portion abutting the flange, saidmouth-piece having a longitudinal smoke passage therein, and a couplingring encircling the adjacent reduced end portions of the main bodyportion and the mouth-piece and secured thereto for coupling said mainbody portion and the mouth-piece together.

PAUL G. THOMAS.

